New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27
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BOLD BURGLARS IN CANAL STREET.
MANY ROBBERIES WITH LITTLE LOSS

A LIVELY CHASE ACROSS HOUsE-ToPs-THE SAME
GANG AT ALL THE PLACES.
Professional burglars rifed safe at no I'll Canars
on Friday evening and being interrupted at ther "orA
escaped after exciting chase Later In the evening
they returned to the same and broke open se
a, M o0s They did not get enough on either side Oh
strcet 70 nav for tho tools which they LOST but they
managed to cxaspcratc the police ana scare tmd soro
Keepers In the neghbo'hood
The papcrhox mandatory OF Manchester e. Co Is on
the third floor OF No oil Canast and the firms sa'e
has been kept In small Office the foot OF flight OF
stairs which leads the fourth story Most OF the firms
spare cash was placed in bank Friday afternoon and
only $50 remained in the safe when Mr.
Manchester and his partner, l. H. Aiafa'
locked up the office and went 10 dinner
They returned at 1880 to find the Office broken open
and the books and papers from the safe lying ABOUT on
the floor In their asonishment they did not stop 10
notice that the combination lock of the safe had been
neatly prcd and the safe had been opened without
much injury. They not aware. either, TINT inc
three or four burglars who had just completed such
nice Job wore killing behind piles of boxes within re"
feet OF them Mr.. Manchester opened front winaow'
saw policeman under the electric light across Inc
street and called out: HI, officer! Come over he'e
We have been robbed"
Before the words fairly out of his mouth the burg
lars left their places OF concealment AMI rushed up
the stairs toward the roof. Mr. Manchester caleu
out that the thieves still in the DahdlhS'
and opened the front door. The policeman gave an
alarm rap which brought several comrades Including
sergeant from the Ezabcthst station. and the officers
were soon in hot pursuit the catter or the burglars
feet on the roofs guided tho police hrst TO the open
scuttle building No 2O1 CanaEst As the teNc1
ran across the they threw into the street seNri
mmcs They escaped by raining ont or the rear uoor
of L. Il. Pecks furniture store NJ NO. ~.
and getting tenement houses WHcn iIohI
in Mulberry-st. The sergeant fired several sho's
without elect Mcssrs. Manchester ana hlaru ascci-
tanned that all the money, cxcopt one cent hau peci
stolen from the safe. Mr.. Manchester SAID mat ne Wol
have the lucky cent framed keepsake The police
said that and his partner had been lucky 10 escape M
Jury hands the burglars when they got BACK 10
their office. =, -, . o,io, O
I Ahou, midnight, when the neighbOrhoOi was qulct y
paroman found the basement doOro The building NJ" US
tanast mfastened and he gave an alarm III was soon
ascertaned the burglars had been III Inc store on
Jordan * Gottfried, dealers in metals ana tools on inc
frat floor \ Marvin safe, which stood near the IRON
window Of the store, had been opened ana riheu inG
method onening the safe showed that tc Work Eau
been done by the burglars who llad hech sciitu
away from the building across the street YESTERDAY
morning the police learned that the taleVeS Gii gos
ONLY 500 in Jordan and Gottricds SAFE the hrn having
wisely placed 800 in bank late Friday member
of the firm saw strange boy In the basement thlt tr
noon hui took little notice OF him. The police conciudo
that the lad WAS confederate OF the burglars anu nu
himself locked in when The building was closed 40 his,
as the basement door opened from inc ihsiuc "
admit the robbers. ,, - 49,, ,,,;.,
MIR Manchester and Captain McCullagh. OF the Eliza
beth street Station consulted with Inspector ISfheS
ahotthe robbcres yesterday and detectives were SEARCH
! ing for several suspected "crOOks.'